# NTSB DEN71DAZ09: Helio Acft H-295, N6327V, Rock Springs, WY, September 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1970
- Place: Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DAZ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DAZ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1587   70/9/2    ROCK SPRINGS,WYO    HELIO ACFT H-295    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3156
        TIME - 1723                    N6327V              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2042 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPRINGS,WYO           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R SHOCK STRUT P/N 391-040-401-4,TENSILE OVERSTRESS.OVERLOAD UNK.APRX 8HR SINCE UNIT INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6327V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6327V-1974-05-23), registration cancelled 1974-05-23, S/N 1401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT H-295
- Registry model: [Helio H-295](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (registry code 4300802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rock Springs

## Other investigations on N6327V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA70DWG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DWG14), May 6, 1970: Helio Acft H-295 (N6327V), Winthrop, WA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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